Mussey, Reuben D., M.D.

PRIZE ESSAY ON ARDENT SPIRITS, AND ITS SUBSTITUTES AS A MEANS OF INVIGORATING HEALTH.

Washington, DC: Duff Green, 1837. Black lettered blue paperwraps. 12mo.; 13-65 pp. Some spotting to upper left corner of front wrapper, extending through the corner of the pamphlet, only occasionally touching the text. A very good copy otherwise. Item #57585

Dr. Mussey was a professor of anatomy and surgery at Dartmouth College in New Hampshire. He argues that ardent spirits have no place in medical treatment. His essay was originally published in 1835, with another essay related to temperance. This is the first separate printing.

Price: $225.00